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Example sentences for "about nine"

  • About nine o'clock a kind of sympathetic vibration ran through the crowd, and with the rapidity of a flash of lightning the words, "There he is!

  • About nine o'clock in the evening, a man bearing something resembling a white flag approached the walls and asked to speak to the general.

  • About nine o'clock, after supper, we all sat down together around the large lamp, to count our gains.

  • About nine o'clock, by God's blessing, we were all asleep.

  • About nine o'clock this evening the Queen came to town.

  • About nine o'clock they descried some ships, of which one seemed to be a great one; and coming nearer, they perceived an English ship to be with them.

  • On the fifth, about nine o'clock in the morning, the Prussians received intelligence that the enemy were every where in motion.

  • At length, about nine in the morning, the enemy advanced to the charge with great order and vivacity, though their fire was irregular and ineffectual.

  • The inner room is very small, about nine feet by four, and there our two men sleep; and there also is a large oven built of stone, and heated by a fire inside it.

  • In the morning some few drops fell, with slight casterly winds; it cleared up, however, about nine o'clock a.

  • We have observed nothing of the sea-breeze of the Mackenzie and of Peak Range, along the Suttor; but a light breeze generally sets in about nine o'clock P.

  • Gilbert and Roper had been forward about nine miles in search of water, but without finding any.

  • About nine o'clock, several persons, having long applied to the sheriff without success, prevailed on him at length to give a recognisance to appear at the next court to answer for the assault and battery on Judge Bryson.

  • The prevailing winds are from the south-west to south-east, especially in the summer months, when the sea breeze sets in about nine o'clock.

  • At about nine miles we were attracted by the green appearance of some low polygonum bushes, to which we went, and under them found two small puddles of water, that we might easily have passed.

  • There were a few drops of rain during the night, and in the morning, about nine A.

  • At about nine miles we again touched the creek, where it is about three chains broad.

  • At a distance of about nine miles we reached some lines of trees and bushes which were visible from the top of the sand ridge at Gray's Creek.

  • Last evening the sky was clouded about nine P.

  • About nine o'clock the Pastor's George brought Habermann's sleigh to the door, and the two guests said "Good night!

  • It contained a regular "miraculous draught," including a Nile carp of about nine pounds.

  • Independently of the large medicine-chest, I had a small box, about nine inches by five, which contained all that could be desired for any emergency.

  • With this prize they marched out of the zareeba with their slaves, who carried their luggage, and took the road towards Latooka, about nine days' march distant.

  • That night, at about nine o'clock, just before we were going to bed, we had remarked an extraordinary stillness in the town of Masindi.

  • The whole series of attacks was entirely defeated by about nine o'clock, and General Vinoy vainly endeavoured to incite the diminished battalions at Hautes Bruyeres to renew the struggle.

  • The artillery crossed the bridges at about nine o'clock, and the 8th Division was requested to support the combat in which the right wing of the Bavarians was also engaged southward of Bazeilles about Moncelle.

  • But Lacretelle's Division was now approaching by the Givonne bottom, and dense swarms of tirailleurs forced the German batteries to retire at about nine o'clock.

  • The fortress then opened a heavy fire, pouring such a storm of projectiles on the siege-works that they had to be abandoned, till at about nine o'clock the artillery of the attack had silenced the guns of the fortress.

  • About nine o'clock I passed a large town called Sai, which very much excited my curiosity.

  • I am going to have my wire chief cut Edith's line and make me a direct connection with mine at about nine o'clock to-morrow morning, as that is the time he is in less of a rush with all the other things to attend to.

  • I'm much obliged to you for the plowing, but I'll be out at about nine o'clock and I'll bring my own spade and hoe and rake and things.

  • The next morning at about nine-thirty occurred Peter Vandyne's introduction into real life.

  • It is a short mile distant from North Shields, about nine miles to the eastward of Newcastle, and two hundred and seventy-six from London.

  • The area inclosed by the walls and the cliff is about nine acres.

  • On the bar, which is about a mile distant from the town, there is about nine feet at low water at spring-tides.

  • We proceeded slowly, and at about nine o'clock were in the roads of Galle and could see the ships at anchor.

  • About nine o'clock there was a slight breeze, but it fell as the sun rose, and the day was intensely hot.

  • About nine o'clock a German captain, in a large whale-boat, came alongside and told us we were nearly eight miles from Buenos Ayres.

  • About nine o'clock we reached Ambepussa, and the scenery increased in beauty from this point.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about dark; about eight times the; about his; about latitude; about noon; about right; about seven; about seventy; about sixteen; about ten; about that; about the same period; about the same size; about then; about thirty; about this; about two; about two hundred yards; about two inches long; about two miles from; about what; both coasts; came ashore; game played; higher plants; mon enfant